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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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